Broadcasters propose FIFA election debate to Sepp Blatter, rivals

Mar 03, 2015

Sepp Blatter and his three FIFA presidential election rivals have been invited to participate in a television debate by the BBC and Sky.The London-based broadcasters have written to the candidates proposing a one-hour "fans' congress" live on their globally available channels, websites and Facebook ahead of the election in May.The 78-year-old Blatter is seeking a fifth, four-year term running football. FIFA Vice President Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Portugal great Luis Figo and Dutch football association chief Michael van Praag want to end Blatter's reign, which began in 199...